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#BringBack Abhinandan: Stars tweet!

India has demanded the immediate and safe return of its IAF pilot Abhinandan, captured by Pakistan after an aerial confrontation.

Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is in Pakistani custody after his plane got shot down on Wednesday. The entire nation is hoping for the safety of Abhinandan, especially after the Pulwama attack followed by the Surgical Strike 2.0, and Bollywood celebs too took to Twitter to share their concerns. Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Sushmita Sen, Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and many others called for peace and wished for the safe return of Abhinandan. Here’s what they wrote...

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“There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army’s custody. Wing Comd Abhi Nandan is being treated as per norms of military ethics,” Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor wrote on Twitter as tension between the two countries escalated. The rules protecting prisoners of war (POWs) are specific. They were first detailed in the 1929 Geneva Convention and later amended in the third 1949 Geneva Convention following the lessons of World War II.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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